Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Rhode Island

Every dietetics/dietitian school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dietetics program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. In 2021, 39 dietetics majors received their bachelor's degree from URI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dietetics/Dietitian section at the bottom of this page.

URI Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics

URI Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dietetics progam at URI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dietetics major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dietetics/Dietitian. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Dietetics Schools	58
Best Value Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Dietetics Schools	86
Best Value Dietetics Schools	117

Dietetics Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dietetics majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dietetics from URI in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at URI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

URI also has a doctoral program available in dietetics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

Careers That Dietetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in dietetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Dietitians and Nutritionists	200	$61,870
Dietetic Technicians	80	$43,220

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.